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8:00 AM ET, October 31, 2024

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Jake Lahut / Wired:
Workers Say They Were Tricked and Threatened as Part of Elon Musk's Get-Out-the-Vote Effort  —  America PAC door knockers were flown to Michigan, driven in the back of a U-Haul, and told they'd have to pay hotel bills unless they met unrealistic quotas.  One was surprised they were working to elect Donald Trump.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden's ‘Garbage’ Comment Complicates Harris Campaign, Worrying Insiders  —  President Biden did not attend Vice President Kamala Harris's speech on Tuesday night, but his ill-timed flub in a video interview caused headaches for her campaign.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris's strategists …
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Biden ‘Garbage’ Remark Causes Big Stink: Latest Responses  —  Kamala Harris delivered the closing argument of her campaign on Tuesday night, telling about 75,000 people assembled on the Ellipse in Washington that she will work to deliver for everyday Americans, while Donald Trump is a “petty tyrant” who's “obsessed with revenge.”
Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
Billionaire Trump Awkwardly Dresses Up as a Garbage Truck Driver  —  Trump climbed onto a campaign-themed garbage truck in an attempt to seize on disputed remarks by Biden made earlier this week  —  Republican presidential candidate and billionaire Donald Trump once again made a mockery …
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
No, Corporate Media. This Isn't the October Surprise You've Been Waiting For
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump rides in garbage truck in effort to seize on Biden comment
Walter Hudson / HotAir:
Biden's “Garbage” Insult and the Power of Noticing: A Turning Point in Politics
Wall Street Journal:
‘Garbage’ Comments Push Sidelined Biden Back Into Campaign Spotlight
Bright Eyes / The Daily Beast:
Kim K's Son Deletes YouTube Channel After Anti-Harris Posts  —  The channel mysteriously disappeared Wednesday, leaving many to believe Kardashian saw the posts and shut it down.  —  Dewan's Fiancé Denies Laughing at Kravitz and Tatum's Split  —  ‘GET A LIFE’
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Gateway Pundit
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Associated Press:   Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign's last days
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Insists He Has Big Lead Over Harris, Setting Stage for 2024 Doubts
Discussion: New York Times, Rolling Stone and Axios
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NBC News:
Elon Musk asks voters to brace for economic ‘hardship,’ deep spending cuts in potential Trump Cabinet role  —  Donald Trump wants the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who himself has taken in billions from federal contracts, to oversee “efficiency” efforts for the government.
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CNN:
CNN Polls: Harris has a narrow edge in Michigan and Wisconsin, while she and Trump remain tied in Pennsylvania
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Elon Musk ordered to attend $1 million voter lottery suit hearing in Philadelphia court … Elon Musk must attend an emergency court hearing in Philadelphia on Thursday morning to address a bid by the city's top prosecutor to stop the Tesla CEO and his political action committee from continuing …
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The Washington Post's non-endorsement led to record-breaking weeks at other news orgs  —  The Philadelphia Inquirer had its best week for new subscriptions ever and The Guardian U.S. broke its single-day fundraising record — twice.  —  You may have heard that an eye-watering 250,000 subscribers …
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Close friend of Clarence Thomas is helping Trump's transition team write policy for DOJ  —  Mark Paoletta, a well-connected conservative lawyer and close friend of Justice Clarence Thomas, is helping Donald Trump's transition team craft the policy playbook for the Justice Department if Trump returns to power …
Steven Waldman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Jeff Bezos Should Donate the Washington Post to a Charity  —  His conflicts of interests are insurmountable.  He can take a heroic path to strengthen journalism.  —  With one ill-timed decision, Jeff Bezos undermined eleven years of positive behavior as a newspaper owner.
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Trump: My Own Staff Beg Me to Stop ‘Inappropriate’ Talk About Women  —  ‘SIR, PLEASE’  —  Trump admitted his own team told him to cut back on the strange remarks about women and then boasted that he doesn't care.  —  Former president Donald Trump trumpeted once again Wednesday his unexplained plans to …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
The Billionaire Is the Threat, Not the Solution  —  I learned how to read by reading Baltimore Orioles game recaps in the sports section of the Washington Post.  I remember sitting on our couch as my dad pointed to words like “Cal Ripken” and “Mike Mussina” and “baseball” and “Orioles,” …
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Bush v Gore 2: Despotic Boogaloo  —  SCOTUS, if you're listening ...  👻 Subscribe to Public Notice 👻  —  Picture it!  America, two days after the election.  Neither candidate has reached 270 electoral votes.  Just one or two states have yet to be called …
Discussion: New Republic and Pluribus News
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Speak Out Now Republicans, Or You'll Regret It  —  I HAVE A QUESTION FOR FORMER Trump administration officials, Republican electeds (and former electeds), business leaders, and conservative writers and pundits who recognize Donald Trump for the threat he is.
Discussion: Raw Story
Sarah Ferris / CNN:
Exclusive: GOP Senate candidate Hogan touts Trump endorsement in private fundraiser after repeatedly saying he didn't want it  —  Maryland GOP Senate candidate Larry Hogan touted an endorsement from Donald Trump in a private donor call and suggested it helps him with the former president's …
Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Chinese student to face criminal charges for voting in Michigan.  Ballot will apparently count  —  A University of Michigan student who is from China and not a U.S. citizen allegedly voted Sunday in Ann Arbor and is being charged with two crimes, six days before a pivotal presidential election.
Beatrice Peterson / ABC News:
Civil rights groups warn of potential voter suppression ahead of Election Day  —  Advocates vow to fight voter suppression before and after ballots are cast.  —  Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, May 17, 2024.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service:
Federal and State Veterinary Agencies Share Update on HPAI Detections in Oregon Backyard Farm, Including First H5N1 Detections in Swine  —  There is no concern about the safety of the nation's pork supply as a result of this finding.  —  Press Release  —  Contact:  —  aphispress@usda.gov
Lauren Peller / ABC News:
Trump campaign distances itself from House speaker's plan for ‘massive reform’ to the ACA  —  Mike Johnson said the GOP plans to “take a blowtorch to the regulatory state.”  —  Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to supporters of former President and Republican presidential …
Christine Fernando / Associated Press:
Opponents use parental rights and anti-trans messages to fight abortion ballot measures  —  Billboards with the words “STOP Child Gender Surgery.”  Pamphlets warning about endangering minors.  “PROTECT PARENT RIGHTS” plastered on church bulletins.  —  As voters in nine states determine whether …
Discussion: The Hill
NHK WORLD:
North Korea announces ICBM launch, Japan and US condemn it  —  North Korea's state-run media has announced it launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday morning.  Japan and the United States have strongly condemned it.  —  The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported …
Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Reggaetón star Nicky Jam rescinds Trump endorsement over offensive Puerto Rico joke  —  WASHINGTON ― Puerto Rican reggaetón star Nicky Jam withdrew his support on Wednesday for Donald Trump in next week's election, the latest fallout after a comedian insulted Puerto Rico as a …
 
 
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Brandon Vigliarolo / The Register:
Musk, Bezos need just 90 minutes to match your lifetime carbon footprint, says Oxfam
Discussion: Associated Press and Breitbart
Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Steve Daines won't be jumping into the race to replace Mitch McConnell
Discussion: Axios
Matt Bai / Washington Post:
George W. Bush is running out of time
Discussion: NPR, Raw Story and New York Times
Abby Vesoulis / Mother Jones:
Bernie Moreno Is Using Audio Jammers to Block People From Recording His Events
 Earlier Items: 
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
They tried to prove Trump's fraud claims. They failed — and got in trouble.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump Just Shat Himself
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
These look like Harris ads. Trump backers bought them.
Discussion: NPR
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
Beauty queen claims Donald Trump groped her after luring her back to suite at New York's Plaza Hotel
Las Vegas Sun:
Donald Trump's cognitive decline becoming a troubling concern
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B
 
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